Premier League giants Manchester City FC have officially announced that they have loaned out Ecuadorian forward Felipe Caicedo to Levante till the end of the 10/11 season. Levante recently earned promoted from the Spanish second division to La Liga.

Caicedo started his career with Rocafuerte in his native Ecuador before joining Swiss side Basel in 2005. He was a transfer target for many top European clubs but eventually joined City in 2008 for a reported €7m fee.

This is Caicedo’s third loan spell and second one in Spain. He has previously had stints with Portuguese outfit Sporting CP and Andalusian club Malaga CF.

[Source:- Manchester City]

Danish giants FC Copenhagen have strengthened their Champions League squad by signing Christian Bolanos from IK Start. The 26 year old midfielder has signed a four year contract with Copenhagen, who will be competing with Barcelona, Rubin Kazan and Panathinaikos in the group stages of the Champions League this season.

Bolanos started his career with Deportivo Saprissa and made close to a hundred and fifty appearances for them before joining OB in 2007. However he struggled to settle down at OB and then opted to leave the club by signing for Start in November 2008. He scored fourteen goals for Start over two seasons.

Everton’s Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo has moved to Turkish giants Fenerbahce on a season long loan. The deal was struck on transfer deadline day and is subject to the 29 year old passing a medical at the Istanbul outfit. Fenerbahce have the option to make the transfer permanent next summer.

Yobo started his career with Belgian outfit Standard de Liege and had a short spell at French giants Marseille before joining Everton in 2002. He has made over 250 appearances for the Toffees in all competitions in his eight year stay at Goodison Park.

Yobo is also a regular for Nigeria at international level.

[Source:- Everton FC]

Arsenal youngster Nacer Barazite has joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan till the end of the 10/11 season. The 20 year old had undergone a trial at Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers earlier this summer with a view to a loan move, but the transfer did not materialise and the Gunners have now opted to loan him out to Vitesse.

This is Barazite’s second loan stint- he had an earlier spell with Derby County in the 2008/09 season.

Barazite is a regular for the Netherlands at youth levels- he has represented them at U-17, U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels.

Vitesse finished 14th in the Eredivisie last season.

[Source:- Arsenal FC, Vitesse Arnhem]

Scottish giants Glasgow Celtic have officially completed the signing of Israeli midfielder Biram Kayal from Maccabi Haifa. The 22 year old becomes Neil Lennon’s seventh signing of the summer at Parkhead after Efrain Juarez, Charlie Mulgrew, Cha Du-Ri, Joe Ledley, Daryl Murphy and Gary Hooper. Kayal, who has signed a four year deal with the Hoops, has reportedly been acquired for £1.3m.

Kayal is a Maccabi youth product and has won two league titles with them. He rose to prominence in the 2007-08 season and has been a regular part of the starting XI at Maccabi since then.

Kayal has already earned 13 international caps for the senior Israeli team.

[Source:- Glasgow Celtic]

Milan star forward Alexandre Pato has rubbished rumours claiming that the Brazilian will be joining Chelsea ahead of the new season.

The Brazilian international, who has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge ever since Carlo Ancelotti’s arrival at the London club, is also speculated to make a switch to Barcelona in a player-plus-cash deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

But Pato says he wants to see out his contract with the Serie A giants, who he joined in 2007, meaning he will be staying put for four years at the San Siro.

“My sole aim is to be ready for the restart of training with AC Milan on July 20,” said the 20-year-old.

“I have a contract with AC Milan until 2014 and I have every intention of respecting it.

“And in 10 years, I will return to Brazil to end my career at Internacional, the club which belongs to my heart.”

Ivory Coast international Kader Keita has left Turkish giants Galatasaray for Qatari club Al Sadd. The forward joined Gala last season from Olympique Lyonnais and was an active member of their squad, but failed to settle in Istanbul and accepted the offer of a return to Al Sadd, whom he previously represented between 2002 and 2005 before moving to France.

Al Sadd, who also have former Arsenal youngster Quincy Owusu Abeyie in their ranks, have paid Galatasaray a little over eight million euros for Keita’s signature.

Keita was part of the Ivory Coast team that failed to make it out of the Group of Death at the 2010 World Cup.

[Source: Galatasaray]

Scottish giants Celtic are still interested in signing Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, according to manager Neil Lennon’s new assistant Johan Mjallby.

But Mjallby admits they will only try to bring the striker back to Parkhead in a loan deal as they can not afford to buy the former Liverpool star.

Mjallby told the Daily Record: “Has Neil been speaking to Robbie? Definitely.

“I don’t know Tottenham’s thinking when it comes to Robbie. He is out of our reach when it comes to buying him. But a loan would be perfect for us.”

He added: “To buy someone at Robbie’s level would be impossible. We don’t have that kind of money.

“The only way we could get that kind of player would be to ride our luck and maybe find someone on loan and make sure it’s a quality player who is going to give us goals.

“But we have the lure of European football at Celtic. From my own memories it’s very important as a player. It’s a great opportunity to play against the best and develop.”

[Source: The Daily Record]

Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas is reportedly still keen on a move to Barcelona and the Spanish giants’ new president Sandro Rosell has spoken to the midfielder’s family.

Rosell spoke to the 23-year-old’s family at a MotoGP bike race on Sunday, according to the Daily Star.

Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola has also made a secret visit to South Africa in order to persuade Fabregas into joining the club.

A source close to Fabregas said last night to the Daily Star: “Sandro Rosell is a good friend of the family and things have not changed from earlier in the summer.

“Cesc wants to return to Barcelona where he grew up and the club are trying to make that happen.”

[Source: The Daily Star]

Milan director Ariedo Braida has made it known that the Serie A giants are not going to sell Ronaldinho.

The 30-year-old Brazilian, whohas just one year left on his contract, has been linked with a move away from Milan with Greek side Olympiakos apparently interested.

However, Braida told Lancenet: “Ronaldinho will stay at Milan. He wants to stay and we want him to remain. Milan do not intend to sell any of their players, especially not Ronaldinho.

“The player will be with us until June 30, 2011 – the date his contract expires. All the rest is just rumour and speculation.”